Headlight-deflector



H. 0. CARTER.

HEADLIGHT DEFLECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 31, I9I9.

1,352,579, PatentedSept. 14, 1920.

UNITED STAIE PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD 0. CARTER, 0F DETROITQMICHIGAN.

HEADLIGHT-DEFLECTOR.

Application filed May'31, 1919.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HOWARD O. CARTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Vayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented a new and useful Headlight-Deflector, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to head-light deflectors such as are employed toreduce the.

brilliancy and diminish the glare of motor vehicle head-lights;

It is the object of the invention to provide a head-light deflectorcomprising an opaque shutter covering the glass of the head-light andformed with a central aperture for allowing a limited radiation of lightand to mount upon said shutter an adjustable vizor for regulating thedirection and distance to which the beam of light passing through saidaperture is thrown in advance of the motor vehicle.

A further object is to provide a deflector as above set forth, havingfastening means whereby it may be quickly attached to'a head-light ordetached therefrom.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a head-light showing insectional elevation the herein described deflector attached to saidhead-light, the section being taken on line l1 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a View of the same in front elevation.

In these views the reference character 1 designates a head-light whichis encircled at its front by the bead 2 and is provided with the usualglass 3. 4 is a circular opaque shutter, preferably formed ofsheet-metal, proportioned to substantially register with the glass 3 andhaving marginally secured thereto a plurality of spring clips 5 adaptedto snap over the head 2 to retain said shield in proper engagement withthe head-light.

Said shutter is centrally formed with an elongated rectangular slot orwindow 6 which extends horizontally when the dimmer attachment isproperly positioned upon the head-light. \Vith said slot there isassociated an angularly adjustable vizor 7 which is hinged to the shield4 adjacent the upper edge of the slot 6 in parallelism therewith, asindicated at 8, and projects forwardly at a slight downward inclination.Provision is made for adjusting the vizor as regards Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Sept. 14, 1920.

Serial No. 300,907.

this inclination, such adjustment being effected by an arm 9 which isloosely fastened to the vizor and is inclined upwardly therefrom towardthe shield 4, its upper end being bent into parallelism with the shutterand slotted as indicated at 10 for engagement by a bolt 11, which,together with a wing-nut 12 forms a means for adjustably clamping saidarm to the shield. Upon loosening said wing-nut the arm 9 may besubjected to a limited vertical adjustment to vary the inclination ofthe vizor to the shield. As illustrated, the desired loose connectionbetween the arm 9 and vizor 7 is established by interposing a yieldablepad 12 formed of rubber or similar material between the vizor and theadjacent end of the arm, a rivet or bolt being )assed through the arm,pad and vizor. referably the under face of the vizor is highly polishedor otherwise treated so that the rays of light impinging upon said facewill be readily reflected.

The facility with which the above-described invention may be attached toa headlight or detached therefrom is highly desirable, since it enablesa motorist to derive the full illuminating efficiency of the lights whentraveling on rural roads, and to so reduce the brilliancy of the lightsas to eliminate any glare upon entering a city or any district wheresuch a regulation of the lights is either prescribed by law or renderedadvisable by traffic conditions. The adjustability of the vizor givescontrol of the extent to which the road is illuminated in advance of thevehicle when the deflector is in use, lowering of the vizor serving toincrease the downward deflection of the rays and to decrease the forwardextent of the illuminated area, and a reverse effect being secured byraising the vizor.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a head-light, of an apertured shield mountedthereupon at the front thereof, reducing the radiation of light, a vizorhinged upon said shield above the aperture thereof, and inclined tointersect the beam of light discharging through said aperture, an armloosely secured to said vizor and inclined upwardly toward the shield,and means clamping the upper end of said arm to the shield permittingvertical adjustment of said end.

2. The combination with a head-light, of an apertured shield mountedthereupon at the front thereof, a vizor hinged upon said shield abovethe aperture thereof and inclined to intersect the beam of lightdischarging through said aperture, an arm extending from said vizor tothe shield at an inclination to said vizor and shield, a yieldable padinterposed between said arm and the vizor permitting a limited angularmovement of the arm relative to the vizor, and means clamping the upperend of the arm to 10 the shield permitting vertical adjustment of saidend.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification.

HQWVARD O. CARTER.

